The dedication and service of retiring faculty and staff members will be recognized on May 2 at 3:00 p.m. at the Salina Stadium. Everyone is invited to honor school employees and their many years of service at the recognition. Collectively, this group of USD 305 retirees represents 869 years of service to Salina Public Schools.
Retiring staff members who will be recognized include Peggy Acheson, Denise Bennett, Carol Bossemeyer, Jill A. Brown, Linda Carl, Jan Denning, Denise D. Dresie, Patty B. Emme, Anne Gagnon, Micheal Goll, Debbie Graham, Debbie Hoggatt, Mary Johnson, Nancilee Jones, Debra Kohn, Cynthia Lanterman, Gina L. Lee, Jane Maresch, Carla Moore, Sarah Morris, Lisa Ochs, Heidi J. Paquin, Marcia Penrod, Linda Pitts, Jeff Platt, Ceal Priddy, Linda Reyes, Susan Rice, Cheryl Ritter, Ben Rohrer, Dee K. Schoof, Lonny H. Schropp, Kathryn Snell, David Thompson, Marlene Walker and Bonnie Welty.
The district will also honor the Salina USD 305 Master Teacher, Melanie Hammond, and Megan Pommer, Secondary Teacher of the Year, and JaNae Basinger, Elementary Teacher of the Year.
University of Kansas certificates will be presented to individuals who have completed 25 years of service to USD 305. Receiving years of service certificates will be:
Andrew Armbrust, Ginger Armbrust, Rebecca Baird, Tymony Bonilla, Matthew Brungardt, Angela Bunch, Nathan Bunting, Lyric Cairns, John Charles, Trina Chitty, David Cooper, Timothy Cross, Amy Diehl, Julie Falcon, Catherine Fitzgerald, Kristen Graff, Kelly Heizman, Margaret Hogarty, Carlene Jackson, Cheryl Johnson, Mary Johnson, Teresa Kickhaefer, Penny Lawson, Marilyn Long, Jeanine Lytton, Greg Maring, Heidi McCready, Danton McDiffett, Nan Miller, Donna Morris, Matthew Mosher, Brandi Nash, Christina Nay, Amy Norton, Larry Nutter, Julie O’Donnell, Jennifer Perry, Shana Pittenger, Shanna Rector, Steven Rivers, Rebecca Rowley, Julie Russell, Janet Sauber, Arnold Schmidtberger, Michael Shaw, Steven Taylor, and Kimberly Warren.